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Comment on: Government attacked over views on housing
Gavin
annual reassessment it not the issue, the Government has slasshed funding to County councils and as a result those local authorities have slashed funding to disabled persons with significant needs requiring support without viable plan 'B'. West sussex County Council should have answered the phone with the recorded message WSCC REASSESSMENT AND DISINVESTMENT TEAM. -
Comment on: Government attacked over views on housing
Hi Gavin I think such an agreement between landlords and local authorities might be termed bulking billing on the basis of savings due to economies of scale.
I think that those relying on benefits are generally being treated shamefully and cynically by Central government and giving the lead for local authorities to do likewise. My disabled daughter has been in receipt of direct payments for ten years and now the social worker from West Sussex County Council wants an appointment for a reassessment likely to result in payments to her being stopped along with many others having very significant needs similar to hers. When I phoned the social worker on my daughter's behalf the recorded message said no one was there to answer the call from the WSCC REASSESSMENT AND REINVESTMENT TEAM. -
Comment on: Union claims right to buy reform is a ‘shoddy scam’
I personally do not think right to buy is a good thing at all for either council tenants or landlords. My complaint is this Government seems to have no cohesion in its social housing policy, just seems to be wallowing without any sense of direction at a time when housing shortages are critical.
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Comment on: Union claims right to buy reform is a ‘shoddy scam’
In Australia some years ago they had a non-alcoholic drink that tasted slightly like whiskey called Claytons a beverage mainly intended for people with a drink problem and was advertised as ‘the drink when you are not having a drink’.
Late last year the Libcon Government nationally advertised that council tenant would be able to buy their homes with up to a 50% discount. Around one month later this was degraded to up to a £50,000 discount which meant that few council tenants living in the South of England and especially in London would be able to take advantage of the Libcon RTB ill conceived proposals. Hometrack the privately owned property analysis company with offices in London and Sydney has claimed that the Government proposed limit on discounts says that a discount of £128,000 would be required to make right to buy viable for London Council tenants.
So after all the press releases and headlines the Libcon government is having a new RTB programme without really having one. i.e. making it virtually impossible for council tenants in the South to exercise RTB where there are some jobs and virtually impossible for council tenants in the North to exercise RTB where there are few jobs. -
Comment on: Right to buy likely to fail says report
Below should read discount of £128,000 would be required in London to make right to buy viable for Council tenants.
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